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Virgil van Dijk, Sky Sports Premier League

Behind Sky Sports' Premier League title sequence: How do you advertise a global brand?

By Mark White

FourFourTwo chats to the team behind the 60-second intro for the Sky Sports Premier League coverage - what exactly goes into a project like that?

Lauren

Lauren says Arsenal’s noughties trophy winners “argued all the time”

By FourFourTwo Staff

Arsene Wenger's defining Arsenal side was one whose talent was matched by training ground arguments, says Invincibles star Lauren

Timo Werner and Kai Havertz

'We tried to get Timo Werner at Tottenham': Former Spurs scout has his say on Chelsea's new signings

By Richard Jolly

Richard Jolly speaks to recruitment expert David Webb on the players that Chelsea have signed this summer

New England kit

How the new England kit got made: "We took inspiration from the France 98 shirt – fans still love that team"

By Ed McCambridge

Measuring players, consulting fans... The new England kit for next summer's European Championship is a knowingly retro effort – FourFourTwo had a sit down with Nike's Scott Munson to get the lowdown

Louis van Gaal, Manchester United

Louis van Gaal reveals eye-popping list of players he tried to sign at Manchester United – including Neymar, Robert Lewandowski and Sadio Mané

By FourFourTwo Staff

EXCLUSIVE Eccentric Dutch coach Louis van Gaal tells FourFourTwo he had quite the shopping list at Manchester United - and could have built a hugely entertaining team

EXCLUSIVE
Joshua Kimmich Bayern

Joshua Kimmich interview: 'Liverpool were just stronger than us in the Champions League last year. It has hurt since 2013'

By Andrew Murray

Joshua Kimmich's summer hasn’t exactly panned out as expected, but it’s going to end with a Champions League final. The Bayern Munich man tells FFT about ending seven years of hurt, life in lockdown – and getting handy in the garden...

Long Reads

Lyon Feminin, Women's Champions League

Lyon aiming for five straight Women's Champions Leagues: Meet the world's most dominant team

By Amy Raphael

Lyon have 14 straight league titles and could clinch a fifth consecutive Women's Champions League against Wolfsburg. Amy Raphael assesses Les Invincibles

Barcelona La Masia academy

How did Barcelona's academy lead to a club in crisis? The inside story of the death of La Masia

By Andy Mitten

Barcelona had the most celebrated youth system in the world – designed by Johan Cruyff, and bringing through the likes of Messi, Xavi and Iniesta. Now, after years of big spending, they're in trouble

Marcelo Bielsa Leeds

A year with Marcelo Bielsa: the inside story of Leeds United's revival

By Phil Hay

Leeds promoted In Marcelo Bielsa's first year as Leeds coach, the Yorkshire side almost ended their stint in the wilderness. As they finally seal their return to the Premier League, we revisit how the Argentinian coach ended up in the north of England

Leeds promoted
Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool

Liverpool's Premier League winners: The best right-back in the world? How Trent Alexander-Arnold is reinventing the full-back

By Andrew Murray

CHAMPIONS At just 21, Liverpool's homegrown wonderkid is part of a tactical revolution. FourFourTwo asked experts how he's doing it

CHAMPIONS
Sadio Mane, Liverpool

Liverpool's Premier League winners: He's building a hospital, a school and a mosque – Sadio Mané's incredible journey

By Alison Ratcliffe

CHAMPIONS The Liverpool forward is African Footballer of the Year, a Champions League winner, and an integral part of the Reds' Premier League glory. Can he win the Ballon d'Or next?

CHAMPIONS
Bruno Fernandes Sporting

Bruno Fernandes's remarkable story – the Manchester United star's rise, told by those who know him

By Marcus Alves

A plucky disagreement with dad changed the course of his life forever, but such burning ambition has already made Bruno Fernandes a United hero. Taking in Italian escapades and lunacy in Lisbon, this is his remarkable story so far